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Procurement Specialist - Medical Affairs

Novartis Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.

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based on 1.6k Reviews

2-4 years

₹ 8 - 17L/yr (AmbitionBox estimate)

Hyderabad / Secunderabad

1 vacancy

Procurement Specialist - Medical Affairs

Novartis

posted 5d ago

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Flexible timing

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Cron Pharmacy Outsourcing Biochemistry Operations Procurement

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Job Description

Summary

The Procurement Specialist - Medical Affairs generates, negotiates and executes contracts to support the utilization of clinical Contract Research Organizations (CROs) for Novartis Clinical Trials. Assuring the business of a compliant, high quality, timely and cost-effective external service delivery to support the Novartis drug development pipeline. The Procurement Specialist - Medical Affairs also participates in projects and initiatives to ensure Clinical Contracting & Outsourcing Management is prepared to successfully respond to the changing needs and requirements (legal, operational, regulatory, and financial) of our customers.

About the Role

Key Responsibilities:

Prepare and release RFI, RFP and RFQs and negotiate with existing and new suppliers to support business for new requests as well as re-negotiating scope changes.
Act as the main point of contact with vendors for negotiation of the scope of work, study assumptions, pricing, and payment schedules.
Negotiate, develop, and execute contract frameworks including MSAs & SLA with key suppliers and ensure full implementation.
Ensure agreements are commercial advantageous to Novartis while minimizing risk through close collaboration with functional partners such as legal, finance, and QA.
Ensure ESP selection is based on current category strategy, value added services, cost avoidance and savings opportunities. Delivering a robust implementation to maximize value and drive spend/contract compliance - to also include ongoing monitoring and reduction of maverick spend
Drive annual productivity improvements in applicable spend categories
Responsible for complete contract packages for clinical ESP activities. Secure all necessary approvals to ensure compliance to SOX and company procedures.
Contribute to vendor audit requests and facilitate corrective action plans.
Ensure ESPs are delivering in line with expectations and contracts.
Able to identify proactively and pursue new ideas and opportunities, acting as an innovation agent and modifying approach and behaviors as necessary to create value.
Planning, organizing and managing projects taking into account priorities, resources, budgets, issues and constraints to achieve desired results; defining clear project scope and objectives; utilizing software and tools to plan, track and report status.
Achieving results by proactively building long-term, sustainable and effective relationships, understanding the stakeholder landscape and demonstrating political astuteness across business structures and networks.

Essential Requirements:

Minimum of 5 years experience in Clinical Development / Pharma R&D / Procurement
Minimum of 5 years experience in Outsourcing within the Pharma or CRO industry.
Detailed understanding of the clinical development process and robust understanding of the management of clinical trials.
Excellent influencing and negotiating skills.
Solid understanding of contractual legal terms and conditions.
Excellent understanding of the Clinical CRO marketplace including central laboratories, reference laboratories and speciality providers
Solid financial understanding as it relates to clinical trial contracts and cost elements.
Analysing specifications for optimization. Linking specification to customer value, challenging specification confidently. Conveying messages clearly and convincing stakeholders

Desirable Requirements: